Deleuze and New Technology

by Savat, David; Poster, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780748633388
• ISBN10: 0748633383
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-25
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Summary

In a world where our lives are increasingly mediated by technologies it is surprising that more attention is not paid to the work of Gilles Deleuze. This is especially strange given Deleuze's often explicit focus and reliance on the machine and the technological. This volume offers readers a collective and determined effort to explore not only the usefulness of key ideas of Deleuze in thinking about our new digital and biotechnological future but, also aims to take seriously a style of thinking that negotiates between philosophy, science and art. This exciting collection of essays will be of relevance not only to scholars and students interested in the work of Deleuze but, also, to those interested in coming to terms with what might seem an increasing dominance of technology in day to day living. Contributors to this volume include: William Bogard, Abigail Bray, Ian Buchanan, Verena Conley, Ian Cook, Tauel Harper, Timothy Murray, Saul Newman, Luciana Parisi, Patricia Pisters, Mark Poster, Horst Ruthrof, David Savat, Bent Meier Sørensen and Eugene Thacker.

Author Biography

Mark Poster is Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine, where he teaches in History and Film and Media Studies. He is the author of numerous books, including What's the Matter with the Internet and Information Please. David Savat is a lecturer in Communication Studies at the University of Western Australia. His research interests are focused on political theory, and specifically on examining politics in a digital age.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Introduction: Deleuze and New Technology	p. 1
Control
Deleuze and Machines: A Politics of Technology?	p. 15
Of Rhizomes, Smooth Space, War Machines and New Media	p. 32
Deleuze's Objectile: From Discipline to Modulation	p. 45
How to Surf: Technologies at Work in the Societies of Control	p. 63
Chemical-Control™®: From the Cane to the Pill	p. 82
Politics in the Age of Control	p. 104
Becoming
Smash the Strata! A Programme for Techno-Political ®evolution	p. 125
Deleuze and the Internet	p. 143
Swarming: Number versus Animal?	p. 161
The Body Without Organs and Internet Gaming Addiction	p. 185
Deleuze's Concept in the Information-Control Continuum	p. 206
Illusionary Perception and Cinema: Experimental Thoughts on Film Theory and Neuroscience	p. 224
Surface Folds: The Archival Events of New Medialised Art	p. 241
Afterword	p. 258
Notes on Contributors	p. 263
Index	p. 267
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